President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting law firm Paul Weiss' contracts, citing its past hire of an ex-prosecutor critical of Trump.

President Trump escalated his fight with the legal industry by issuing an executive order aimed at Paul Weiss, one of the country’s top law firms.

Experts have warned that the president’s efforts threaten the ability of lawyers to do their jobs and private citizens to obtain legal counsel.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending security clearances for lawyers and other employees at New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and restricting their access to federal buildings and officials.

The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.

By Kanishka Singh, Mike Scarcella and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending security clearances held by people at New York law firm Paul,

Trump took apart seven federal agencies, terminated 18 Biden executive actions, and suspended the security clearances of Weiss and Mark Pomerantz.

Fmr. FBI General Counsel and MSNBC Legal Analyst Andrew Weissmann joins MSNBC's Ali Velshi to discuss Donald Trump's attempts to have a “chilling effect” on judges, courts, and law firms with his repeated attacks on the rule of law including a ranting,